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Canada shouldn’t be favourite heading into Gold Cup, captain says

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Jonathan David doesn't believe Canada should be favourites heading into the Gold Cup .

The country has only won the tournament once, and that was 25 years ago .

The 30th -ranked Canadians will kick off their Gold Cup quest Tuesday when they host Honduras at Vancouver ’s B.C. Place .

Head coach Jesse Marsch has named David captain for the tournament.

Canada has faced Honduras 28 times across all competitions.

Honduras holds a 12 -9-7 record in those meetings.

Coach Marsch said he’s expecting to come up against an aggressive opponent.

“We think that this is the most important game of the tournament,” the coach said.

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